MyChoices Project

Families with children with life limiting conditions and complex disabilities
require early and ongoing support with their child’s health and social care,
and help to minimise the wider impacts on the family. This type of support
is called ‘palliative care’, and some children need this care over decades.
The Welsh Assembly Government has made palliative care and support to families
a priority. Current provision is known to be fragmented and children frequently
have few choices. The study was designed to find out about the experiences
of children with palliative care needs and their families, and map and cost
local services to inform commissioning.
Nyree Hulme
Centre for Health-Related Research
School of Healthcare Sciences
Bangor University
Ffriddoedd Road
Bangor
Gwynedd LL57 2EF
Telephone: 01248 383 150
E-mail: n.d.hulme@bangor.ac.uk
This study is funded by the Wales Office of Research and Development for Health and Social Care (WORD).